From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtureentu‧reen /tjʊˈriːn $ təˈriːn/ noun [countable] DFUa large dish with a lid, used for serving soup or vegetables
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tureen• Pour mussels into a tureen or large bowl.• A tureen of Technicolor sprouts looked at her smugly.• When ready to serve, reheat the soup to boiling point and pour into a heated tureen.• And on the dining-room table were silver goblets, and a big silver tureen in which reflections lay like brilliant postage stamps.• Drain well in a colander and divide them among individual bowls or put them in a large soup tureen.• The finest piece in this sale is a magnificent silver soup tureen by Paul de Lamerie.• The lid lifted off the tureen.• As with tureens, these had neither a pouring lip nor spout.Origin tureen (1700-1800) French terrine; → TERRINE 